When I
started writing years ago, I believed that writers just wrote, got their stuff
published, and could just keep on writing with nothing more.
I've
learned better. We need to tell people
about what we've written!
As I
mentioned last week, I'm still involved with my delightful blog tour, a Great
Escapes Virtual Tour.
I also held
a Facebook launch party for my new May release BITE THE BISCUIT, the first
Barkery & Biscuits Mystery. It was
fun--and I also gave away books as prizes.
But not only books. I wanted to
give away a little bit of swag--not a lot, but something fun.
I've been
doing that with my other new mystery series as well, the Superstition
Mysteries. It's not hard to figure out
things to give away with those stories:
things that are lucky! Four-leaf
clover charms and heads-up pennies and ladybug charms and other things
representing good luck are available all over.
For the
Barkery books I decided to give away some small charms that are about dogs, as
well as a few doggy treats. I didn't
bake them myself but bought most of them from special gourmet displays in pet
stores. I didn't have time to bake
anything, for one thing, and I also need to do some experimentation one of
these days so I can act a bit more like Carrie Kennersly, my Barkery
protagonist, who's an excellent creator and baker of dog treats.
That's a
fun thing about cozy mysteries. Many of
them have themes, like cooking and handcrafts--and, of course, pets. It's not always easy to decide what items
represent them best, but it's definitely fun to think about it!
Any further
ideas for me?
4 comments:
Your launch party sounds like fun. I bet everybody loved the things you gave out.
When I was a kid, I loved those black Scottie and white Westie dog magnets. I liked them so much that I told myself one day I'd have a Scottie - and I did! He was a great dog. Are those magnets still around? They weren't expensive and they are memorable, if you can find them.
I received some delightful thank-yous, Betty, so I do think the prizes were well-received.
I'll have to look for those magnets, Monica. They sound like a great give-away.
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